Today I went on a day trip to Lille, France with Reid and her daughter. It may seem from these photos that Lille is the land of the giants, but part of that is due to using my wide angle lens. The other part is that Lille just had some big sights – giant climbable flowers, huge dragon baby statues, and large ornate buildings.
Giant Flowers and the Ski Boot Building
At one point in planning our overseas move, Thomas and I considered living in Lille – even though it’s in France, it’s the same distance to his office as Brussels is. I’m glad we’re in Brussels, but from what I saw of Lille, it looks like it would have been an okay city. It even had a Gap Clothing store. :)
Baby Dragon Statue
One of the weirdest things we saw today was a milk protest. Sorry, I was so confused by what was going on that I forgot to take photos. Just as we were nearing the border back into Belgium, we came upon a long stretch of two-lane highway where 18-wheelers were backed up (for a couple miles?) in one of the lanes. Cars were passing freely in the other. Once we passed all the 18-wheelers and got to the front, we saw that the road was blocked by tractors with just enough space to let cars pass through. Supposedly, farmers have been blocking the 18-wheelers since this weekend to protest the price of milk. Shrug, that’s France and Belgium. :)
Arch and Belfry
If you’d like to see more photos from our trip, they’re on Flickr:
- Day Trip to Lille (10 photos)
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Very pretty place.
Oh, interesting, I didn’t know those dragon babies were a permanent feature there. And yeah the dairy farmers have been pissed off over the milk prices being too low for a month or so.
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Lille looks like a fascinating place to visit. Your photos are spectacular.
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I’ve only ever been to Lille railstation, on my way to London. So maybe next time I should get out and have a look?
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Lille is awesome! My cousin studied there and I got to visit her. Haha, I even went to that GAP! The salesguy tried to convince me that Mark would love a pair of skinny jeans. Can you picture Mark in skinny Frenchman jeans? =)
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Cool!
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It was a fun little trip! Who knew the driving would be so much fun. I am glad we went there.
You sure are getting around over there! Fun! The Baby dragon thing is hilarious!
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Leah stayed in Lille when she visited her cousin who was living there for a bit – she really, really liked it there… of course… most of France is considerably more exciting compared to Phoenix, AZ – which is where we were living when she took that trip. Without me!
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